Lantern-holder.



J. E.. EASTIVIAN.

LANTERN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IIINE I4. 1915.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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JAMES E. EASTMAN, OF PITTSFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.:

LANTERN-HOLDER.

Lit/arco.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E.-EAs'ri\IAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Pittsfield, in the county of Merrimack and State ofNew Hampshire, have invented a new and improved Lantern-Holder, of

which the following is a f ull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a means for holding an ordinary lantern on avehicle to constitute a vehicle lamp, so that a separate headlight 0fspecial construction will not need to be employed on the vehicle, andthe ordinary lantern employed forthe purpose will be available for itsordinary uses when detached from the vehicle.

Objects of the invention are to provide a device of the indicatedcharacter comprising a lantern, a reflector, and clamp means to retainthe lantern and reflector firmly seated on the holder. rlhe inventionalso has vfor its object to provide a device of the indicatedcharacter,-

kimproved with respect to strength and efficiency, and with a view topromote convenience and simplicity in the attachment and l detachment ofthe lantern.

The invention will be particularly eX- plained in the'specic descriptionfollowing. y

Reference is had to theA accompanying drawings forming part of'thisspecification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation'of a' lantern holder` andreflector embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof; Fig. 3is a horizontalsectional plan view, the section being taken on the line3-3 Fig. 1; and Fig. l is a fragmentary side elevation of the reflector.

1n constructing a practical embodiment of the invention in accordancewith theform given as an example, the holder comprises a platform orseat 10, provided at the underside with a suitable clamp for securingthe holder to a vehicle. The clamp as illustrated comprises a top bar 11and depending arms 12, in one of which is provided a clamp screw 13.Preferably the connection between the seat plate 10 and the clamp 11consists of a socket 141 on the said seat plate I at the underside, astud 15 indicated in dotted lines in Figs. l and 2 projecting up-Speccation of Letters Patent.

retreated Mar. 7, mic.

Application filed .I une 14, 1915. Serial No. 33,975.

wardly from lthe top bar 11 of the clamp, and a clamp screw 16 takinginto the side of the socket 14: to bind against the said vStud 15.'V

A reflectorv 17, concaved in horizontal section, is adapted to rest onthe seat 10, and the base 17a of said reflector is curved in verticalsection to conform to the curved base with whichV the ordinary lanternindicated by the letter VA in F ig. 1 is provided. The base 172l hasformed thereon hook members 17b which extend downwardly at the sidesthereof at the back and terminate in forward extensions adapted to bereceived' in holes lOain the seat 10. The reflector delsirably will havea .lens 18 preferably of red glass, the lens being held in'any suitablemanner as by a flange 17C.

In' order to clamp the lantern and reflector firmly on'the seat 10,yprovide movable clamp elements 19, these being made ofwire intheinstance shown and given a curvature to conform approximately to thecurvature of the base 17a of the reflector vand the corresponding baseof the lantern.

Desirably two separate lclamp means are provided diametrically oppositeat the b'ack and front of the seat. lBetween the `ends of the clampelements 19 the same are pivoted as at 19a onwa link 20, which Ais madein the form of a'loop, the top bar 2Ol of which pivotally carries theclamp member 19, while the lower Vcross-bar 20b is rockably mounted on alever 21 having the vgeneral form of a bell crank lever and beingprovided with a handle 21a. The loop of each link 20 is adapted to passover a lug 10b formed on the seat plate 10, and the outer end of eachclamp member 19 is adapted to seat on the adjacent lug 10b as at 19h.The lever 21 is fulcrumed as at 22a on a spring 22, which preferably isa bowed plate spring riveted or otherwise secured to the seat plate 10as at 22", at about its center, leaving free resilient ends in which thelevers are fulcrumed.

By the described construction a lever 21 may be swung on its fulcrum 22ato swing a link 2O upwardly and relieve the pressure of thespring 22 onthe clamp member 19, so that said clamp member may be turned with thelink 20 outwardly t0 clear the adjacent lug l()b of the seat plate,thereby releasing the reflector 17 and the lantern base. On the otherhand, when the lever is Vse thrown in the opposite direction with theclamp members 19 in position over the reliector and lantern, each link20 Vmay be swung on its upper cross-bar 20LL so that the lower end willbe carried inwardly past the fulcrum 22 of the lever, thus placing thespring 22 under tension and subjecting 'the lever, link and clamp member19 tothe pressure of the spring.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A lantern holder comprising a seat on which a lantern may rest, areliector havinga base adapted to rest on said seat at a side of.

a lantern, the said base being formed to overlie a lantern base, andmovable clamp means on the holder in position to detachably engage saidreilector and' a lantern basev to clamp the saine on the said seat.

, 2. A lantern holder having means to sevcure the same in position andhaving a seat to receivea lantern, a reector having a base formed toreceive the base of a lantern and rest on said seat, separate clampingmeans on the holder distant from each other, in positions to directlyclamp a lantern base, bothk of said clamping means being mounted toswing into clamping positions above the seat or away from the clan'ipingpositions. o

3. A lantern holder having means to secure the same in position andhaving a seat for the lantern, and clamps mounted on the copies of thispatent may` be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents thereof-to clamp a lantern in position, or tolowered positions away from said seat.

5.`A`la1itern holder having means to secure the same in vposition andhaving a seat provided with lugs projecting at the edge of the seat, andclamps pivoted to the holder beneath the seat and adapted to swing overthe' Said lugs.

G. A lantern holder including means to secure the same in position and aseat to receive a lantern, and clamping means for a lantern Saidclamping means including a spring beneath the seat, a lever fulcrumed onsaid spring, a clamp element for holding a lantern to the seat, andmeans swingingly connecting the said clamping element with the saidlever.

7. A lantern holder having meansto secure the same in position andhaving a seat for a lantern, a reflector having a ,base adapted toreceive a lantern base and rest on said seat, the said reflector havinghook members on the base thereof and the seat having holes for receivingsaid hooks, and clamp means movably mounted on the holder to engage ordisengage the said reflector.

8. A lamp holder having a seat to receive a lantern and clamp meanscomprising a bowed spring on the holder'beneath the seat, the saidspring comprising a free arm, a bell crank lever fulcrumed on the freearm of the spring, a link rockably connected with the lever distant fromthe fulcrum thereofand a clamp member pivotally mounted on the link atthe opposite end, and adapted to overlie the seat to engage a lanternthereon.

In testimony whereof l have subscribed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

.JAMES E. EASTMAN.

WVitnesses:

CLARK C. HALL, JOSEPH A. COCHRANE.

Washington, D. C.

